SCOUT· 65%1h 30m·2026-08-21·TechnologyDario Defends Himself, Datacenter Panic, AI Doomer Trap, Senate Toss-Up
(00:00) Besties are back! (00:13) Dario's two-part essay: regulatory capture, doomerism, and the data center backlash (10:25) FINRA for AI vs. MPAA for AI: SROs, thinking tokens, and the "DMV for AI" (30:12) Is an open source ban coming? Harnesses, FDI, jobs, and recursive self-improvement (56:33) a16z under DOJ…
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